Lucky Number Slevin is a great movie! Kemo and myself went to see it yesterday and let me tell ya, pretty dang good movie. Just the right amount of confusion and desire to figure out what the heck is actually going on, to equal a great flick.
Spring break is over as of tonight....which sucks, because I did have a pretty good time this spring break....buuuuut, the end of Spring break also means that the year is almost over as well, which brings a smile to my face.
Meeting with our insurance agent today to get our home insurance on. Only 10 more days until we close on our house and we can NOT wait! Living in an apartment has it's benefits, but right now, living in a house just seems to have that many more.
I have been playing a lot of Oblivion lately, and let me just say, this game is very addicting. It is so open ended though, that sometimes, you sort of sit back and go, "shoot....what should I do now?" Very cool game though and definately worth picking up, only though, if you have a high end PC or a XBox 360.
Another game I played a bit these past few days is Forza Motorsport . There is just something about racing games that always seem to pull me in, at least for a bit.
Well, I've got to go run some errands and then head to a track meet...which will end at who KNOWS when....it may be a long day.
-Dan out-
Tuesday, April 18, 2006
Friday, April 14, 2006
Napoleon Dynamite
Uh....this movie sucks....and is a huge waste of time....to tell you the truth, it was kind of depressing.....not sure what all the fuss is over this movie.
Sunday, March 26, 2006
First House!!!
We looked, offered, and bought a house this past weekend. It was a crazy weekend as you can imagine. We went out on Saturday looking at houses after getting approved for a home loan. We signed about 3,000 different documents and I think I may have signed over my first born as well...there were so many different documents, I'm not entirely sure. Regardless, we are now the proud owners of a house in the town where I work and where Andrea got a job to begin teaching this next August. There were only like 4 houses that were in our price range, and 2 of them were dumps, and the other one was WAY out in the middle of nowhere....so this one was meant for us I suppose. Our friend and realtor pitched them our price on Sunday morning and we got a call that they accepted it around noon today. It's a nice little house and we will have a good time fixing up stuff and changing stuff around so if and when we sell it, we will be able to get our $$$ back and then some.
It has:
-1,448 square feet
-new siding
-new windows
-1 and 3/4 bath
-full basement (which will be renovated and finished)
-2 bedroom (also a 2nd story large room which could be made into more bedrooms)
-new refridgerator (wheee)
-2 year old furnace and central air
-and a bunch of other things...
Needless to say, we're excited. We take possession of the house on April 28th. After this weekend of craziness, I need some sleep.
-Dan out-
Saturday, March 18, 2006
JOBS RULE!
And in other news, Andrea got a job teaching grade school at the same school I'm teaching at. WHEEEE!!!! Here comes the double paychecks baby...well, not till September, but still, things are finally starting to come together. Next week, when my Jr. High track season begins, aka, busy as heck for 6 months, we are going to start looking for a house. There are a couple that we've been looking at online, but now we actually get to do the loan thing, do the looking thing, and then do the buying thing.
We're pretty excited!
Something cool is going to be coming out in World of Warcraft. The next update will include the elements...rain and snow! It is pretty darn cool looking. HERE is the snow video, and HERE is the rain video. They are also available on their website HERE which is where I got them from. Very cool...very cool indeed!
OTher than that....I just have to do some crazy grading this weekend. 3rd Quarter has come to a close, and the procrastination has come to an end.
-Dan out-
We're pretty excited!
Something cool is going to be coming out in World of Warcraft. The next update will include the elements...rain and snow! It is pretty darn cool looking. HERE is the snow video, and HERE is the rain video. They are also available on their website HERE which is where I got them from. Very cool...very cool indeed!
OTher than that....I just have to do some crazy grading this weekend. 3rd Quarter has come to a close, and the procrastination has come to an end.
-Dan out-
Sunday, March 12, 2006
Not Very Photogenic
currently reading: The Sword of Shannara Trilogy - Terry Brooks
Well, we went to the ultra-sound on Friday. It was very cool to actually see our baby and watch it move around. The heart beating was probably the coolest part but all in all, just the fact that you could see the baby was very cool. Here are some pictures from the ultra-sound...although, they looked a TON better on the monitor at the doctor's office. But, you can see a few things.
Pic 1
Pic 2
Pic 3
Pic 4
Pic 5
Pic 6
I'm even more excited now that I have seen this little kid moving around and what not.
In other news, I designed the backdrop for my school play. I had to draw it all out first, print it out on transparency paper, project it on the backdrop which was hung on my wall, trace it out, then do the other side of it, (it's in 2 different sections), and then bring it down to the gymnasium where myself, Andrea, another teacher at my school, and three freshmen girls all painted for 6 hours. We FINALLY finished about 4pm....and got the heck out of there. It turned out pretty well, and if I remember, I will post some pics of it after I take some.
This week is standardized testing for 3rd thru Jr. Highschool....which means, I lose my room to the 2nd grade classes through Wednesday. Otherwise, the classes will be disturbed. Sooooo, I get to do art on a cart...aka, we're going to be doing a lot of drawing ladies and gentlemen!
Also this week, is my first art show over at a local high school. I am bringing some students with me and 30 pieces of art work to display. I am a little nervous about how this whole thing will work out, but I know that even if something goes wrong, no one will be angry at me or anything...since I'm new to the whole art show thing. Now NEXT year...there will be no excuse...haha.
Tomorrow I get to finish matting the rest of the student's artwork and then just kind of hang out. Hopefully we find out if Andrea got the job or not this week, and can stop stressing out about that. JUST GIVE IT TO HER ALREADY!!!
-Dan out-
Well, we went to the ultra-sound on Friday. It was very cool to actually see our baby and watch it move around. The heart beating was probably the coolest part but all in all, just the fact that you could see the baby was very cool. Here are some pictures from the ultra-sound...although, they looked a TON better on the monitor at the doctor's office. But, you can see a few things.
Pic 1
Pic 2
Pic 3
Pic 4
Pic 5
Pic 6
I'm even more excited now that I have seen this little kid moving around and what not.
In other news, I designed the backdrop for my school play. I had to draw it all out first, print it out on transparency paper, project it on the backdrop which was hung on my wall, trace it out, then do the other side of it, (it's in 2 different sections), and then bring it down to the gymnasium where myself, Andrea, another teacher at my school, and three freshmen girls all painted for 6 hours. We FINALLY finished about 4pm....and got the heck out of there. It turned out pretty well, and if I remember, I will post some pics of it after I take some.
This week is standardized testing for 3rd thru Jr. Highschool....which means, I lose my room to the 2nd grade classes through Wednesday. Otherwise, the classes will be disturbed. Sooooo, I get to do art on a cart...aka, we're going to be doing a lot of drawing ladies and gentlemen!
Also this week, is my first art show over at a local high school. I am bringing some students with me and 30 pieces of art work to display. I am a little nervous about how this whole thing will work out, but I know that even if something goes wrong, no one will be angry at me or anything...since I'm new to the whole art show thing. Now NEXT year...there will be no excuse...haha.
Tomorrow I get to finish matting the rest of the student's artwork and then just kind of hang out. Hopefully we find out if Andrea got the job or not this week, and can stop stressing out about that. JUST GIVE IT TO HER ALREADY!!!
-Dan out-
Friday, March 03, 2006
SPORE
This game could quite possibly change the way all games are seen from now on. Will Wright, best known for his Sim City and Sims series, has a new game coming out called Spore. This game is quite amazing. There sheer size of this game is mind boggling. HERE is a video of his presentation of the game to some of his peers I’m suspecting, but it shows pretty much all the aspects of the game. It basically starts out at a cellular level and you slowly evolve from a one celled organism all the way up to a highly advanced race of people that live on a planet and wage wars against other races or species of animals or creatures that live in other cities that they have evolved into. Once you get the entire planet working together, through advancing technologies, creating a Sim City like civilization, then a Civ like civilization, you jump into a planetary exploration and terra-forming game. You can travel to other planets in your solar system, by way of a space-ship that you have finally invented by working your technology up to that level, and you can start life on other planets. Now…the other planets in your solar system or nearby solar systems also are working towards that goal. You can run across alien races and all kinds of other “players” who have been doing the exact same thing you did with your solar system. There are literally THOUSANDS of different outcomes. Needless to say, I am VERY excited about this game….and can see playing it for years and years….hmm, kinda like some of his other games. Funny how that works.
Thursday, March 02, 2006
Three Day Weekend
Well, another week is almost over, and I’m one step closer to the end of the year. Not that I’m wishing my life away, but there are quite a few things that will be happening over this next year that I’m kind of excited about. First off, the baby…..come July, stuff is going to be a whole lot different around our lives. We’ll know if Andrea has her job as well, which hopefully will turn up to be here at my school, ::crosses fingers:: . Also, we will hopefully have a house, albeit a small one maybe, but a house none the less, which is WAY better than an apartment.
In other news, X-Files is a great show. I made it through seasons 1, 2, and am now working on season 3. Good times are being had. Tonight I think that myself and Jarod will be playing some Battlefield 2: Modern Combat on LIVE. Let me just say, I’m glad someone else got that game so I have someone with which to play. We’ve rocked out that game a few times, and tonite I believe will be another night. There is just something about playing with a TON of other people that makes you feel like you’re actually there. I know, I know, living in a dream right? So what……, dreams rule!
My brother in law wants me to play in this poker tournament that if you win, will give you a free shot at the World Poker Championship Tourny…..buuuuut, I don’t really want to do it. Why, oh why you might ask….well, it’s to much pressure. When I play poker, I play for fun, to have a good time, and maybe win some money. The second that there is someone who is to obsessed with winning, the fun is ruined….and I know that I would be to serious about the whole thing. I’ll stick with my little games, and have fun doing it.
Three Day Weekend coming up here, which puts me in a good mood! Hope it’s a fun weekend of justice!
WHEEEEEEEEEEEEE
In other news, X-Files is a great show. I made it through seasons 1, 2, and am now working on season 3. Good times are being had. Tonight I think that myself and Jarod will be playing some Battlefield 2: Modern Combat on LIVE. Let me just say, I’m glad someone else got that game so I have someone with which to play. We’ve rocked out that game a few times, and tonite I believe will be another night. There is just something about playing with a TON of other people that makes you feel like you’re actually there. I know, I know, living in a dream right? So what……, dreams rule!
My brother in law wants me to play in this poker tournament that if you win, will give you a free shot at the World Poker Championship Tourny…..buuuuut, I don’t really want to do it. Why, oh why you might ask….well, it’s to much pressure. When I play poker, I play for fun, to have a good time, and maybe win some money. The second that there is someone who is to obsessed with winning, the fun is ruined….and I know that I would be to serious about the whole thing. I’ll stick with my little games, and have fun doing it.
Three Day Weekend coming up here, which puts me in a good mood! Hope it’s a fun weekend of justice!
WHEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Tuesday, February 07, 2006
Another Week
Well, this past weekend, Andrea and I drove up to McHenry, IL to see her brother and their family. We hung out, ran to IKEA for a while, and snagged some Olive Garden for dinner….which is ALWAYS a good time. Andrea and I found this couch we want…and it’s not to expensive either. But at this point, pretty much anything is better than our current couch.
Last night we drove to pick up my parents at the airport…they were coming home from Florida where my mom’s parents are spending the winter. Sure wish I could run down to Florida for a week, but that is OK…I’ll manage.
The weather sure does suck now…I was getting used to all this warmer weather, 40’s, 50’s…etc, but now, what is this…23! You’d think it was February or something.
On our way up to McHenry this weekend, we stopped by DeKalb for some dinner, and I ran into Graham Cracker Comics….which by the way, is a rawkin comic book store! There is just something about seeing mounds and mounds or organized comics to make my heart flutter like a school girl. I have been looking for a replacement comic book store around the Q.C., but so far all I’ve found was this run down store, with comics just thrown in any hap-hazard way and three old guys watching football in the corner of the store. It’s dark, it’s dreary and lets face it, NOT a good comic book store. So, after that debacle, I found BCBComics.com which is a pretty sweet site. They even pull your comics for you each month and mail them to you without any input needed by you. I just set that up for a couple comics that I follow. Now if I can only find Ultimate Spider-Man 80 and 81…I’ll be in business.
Besides all of that, Andrea’s birthday is this Thursday. I think we’re gonna get some steaks and just kinda hang out. Her parents are doing something for her on Friday night, so we’ll probably go over there and hang out. Turkey dinner I think :)
Well, work is about to start, so I guess I’ll take off. If you haven’t picked up Battlefield 2 Modern Combat and you own an Xbox…uh, what are you waiting for?
-Dan out-
Last night we drove to pick up my parents at the airport…they were coming home from Florida where my mom’s parents are spending the winter. Sure wish I could run down to Florida for a week, but that is OK…I’ll manage.
The weather sure does suck now…I was getting used to all this warmer weather, 40’s, 50’s…etc, but now, what is this…23! You’d think it was February or something.
On our way up to McHenry this weekend, we stopped by DeKalb for some dinner, and I ran into Graham Cracker Comics….which by the way, is a rawkin comic book store! There is just something about seeing mounds and mounds or organized comics to make my heart flutter like a school girl. I have been looking for a replacement comic book store around the Q.C., but so far all I’ve found was this run down store, with comics just thrown in any hap-hazard way and three old guys watching football in the corner of the store. It’s dark, it’s dreary and lets face it, NOT a good comic book store. So, after that debacle, I found BCBComics.com which is a pretty sweet site. They even pull your comics for you each month and mail them to you without any input needed by you. I just set that up for a couple comics that I follow. Now if I can only find Ultimate Spider-Man 80 and 81…I’ll be in business.
Besides all of that, Andrea’s birthday is this Thursday. I think we’re gonna get some steaks and just kinda hang out. Her parents are doing something for her on Friday night, so we’ll probably go over there and hang out. Turkey dinner I think :)
Well, work is about to start, so I guess I’ll take off. If you haven’t picked up Battlefield 2 Modern Combat and you own an Xbox…uh, what are you waiting for?
-Dan out-
Tuesday, January 24, 2006
Yeah for POKER!
The week is almost half over, and let me tell ya, I’m ready for the weekend again…haha. Not that this week has been very difficult or anything, but, it is just turning out to be one of those weeks where little things happen all day that annoy me. Ah well, Doug, Kim and the kids are coming over tonite, so that should be fun.
Andrea is feeling great lately, not to sick anymore and seems to have a little more energy. She felt the baby move a few times, although it’ll be a while before I get to feel that same thing, but, that is kinda cool none the less.
Poker is tomorrow, and Doug has a special new thing that supposedly will help him win or make us lose…whichever works better. I know what it is, but have been sworn to secrecy so I can’t reveal what it is at this time. I have this feeling that the game of poker that we originally started is beginning to get a little out of hand. More and more people show up each week, and it is seeming lately that the people who show up now are people that we don’t even know. I loved having two separate games each night, cause it gave people another chance to win back their money. These stupid one game nights piss me off, and irritate me. Not sure what to do about it though :(
Besides all of that, it has been a pretty uneventful week so far. Kind of boring which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. I’ve been watching X-Files lately during my lunch break, and that is kinda fun. I love that show and I am slowly making my way through the season 2.
Other than that, 24 RULES…..and is getting better and better…..mainly cause Jack Bauer’s body count is rising with each new episode!
-Dan out-
Andrea is feeling great lately, not to sick anymore and seems to have a little more energy. She felt the baby move a few times, although it’ll be a while before I get to feel that same thing, but, that is kinda cool none the less.
Poker is tomorrow, and Doug has a special new thing that supposedly will help him win or make us lose…whichever works better. I know what it is, but have been sworn to secrecy so I can’t reveal what it is at this time. I have this feeling that the game of poker that we originally started is beginning to get a little out of hand. More and more people show up each week, and it is seeming lately that the people who show up now are people that we don’t even know. I loved having two separate games each night, cause it gave people another chance to win back their money. These stupid one game nights piss me off, and irritate me. Not sure what to do about it though :(
Besides all of that, it has been a pretty uneventful week so far. Kind of boring which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. I’ve been watching X-Files lately during my lunch break, and that is kinda fun. I love that show and I am slowly making my way through the season 2.
Other than that, 24 RULES…..and is getting better and better…..mainly cause Jack Bauer’s body count is rising with each new episode!
-Dan out-
Thursday, January 19, 2006
Another Week in the Life of Dan
This week was a semi-short one because we had Monday off. It always seems though, that the shorter the week in reality, the longer it goes in my mind. This week seems to be just draaaaaagging! The other week, we got to hear our baby’s heartbeat though…which is pretty sweet. It’s weird though…ya know, this whole having a kid thing, yet strangely exciting as well!
I’ve been playing World of Warcraft again lately. There is just something about that game…and I will probably always hop on and play as long as that game is around. I’ve also been playing some Battlefield 2: Modern Combat for Xbox…which I have to say…is pretty sweet, definitely worth checking out! It’s a team based game where you work to accomplish an objective…a lot like Star Wars Battlefront.
I finally got all my grading done for school. Monday was a grading marathon from about 9:30am to 5pm….but, it all got done. Whew….let the new semester’s procrastinating begin baby!
I watched the premiere of 24 on Monday and the taped part from Sunday, and boy oh boy…this show rocks. There is just something about Keifer Sutherland and his bad ace ways! I’m very excited about this show and can’t wait till next week.
Went to my old high school’s musical last night which was pretty good. Got to see some friends from high school as well as a few old teachers…which is always cool.
Besides that, not a whole lot has been going on. Still getting used to my camera and trying to learn all I can about it. I feel this will be a life long process though…but that will be kind of fun. I am hoping to get a section up over at www.hakesdesign.com with some of the photos that I’ve taken so far. I’m coming along with my photo taking skills…but like I posted earlier….not sure how much of that is skill and how much of that is luck.
-Dan out-
I’ve been playing World of Warcraft again lately. There is just something about that game…and I will probably always hop on and play as long as that game is around. I’ve also been playing some Battlefield 2: Modern Combat for Xbox…which I have to say…is pretty sweet, definitely worth checking out! It’s a team based game where you work to accomplish an objective…a lot like Star Wars Battlefront.
I finally got all my grading done for school. Monday was a grading marathon from about 9:30am to 5pm….but, it all got done. Whew….let the new semester’s procrastinating begin baby!
I watched the premiere of 24 on Monday and the taped part from Sunday, and boy oh boy…this show rocks. There is just something about Keifer Sutherland and his bad ace ways! I’m very excited about this show and can’t wait till next week.
Went to my old high school’s musical last night which was pretty good. Got to see some friends from high school as well as a few old teachers…which is always cool.
Besides that, not a whole lot has been going on. Still getting used to my camera and trying to learn all I can about it. I feel this will be a life long process though…but that will be kind of fun. I am hoping to get a section up over at www.hakesdesign.com with some of the photos that I’ve taken so far. I’m coming along with my photo taking skills…but like I posted earlier….not sure how much of that is skill and how much of that is luck.
-Dan out-
Tuesday, January 10, 2006
Photography
So, I’ve been thinking a bit about what the problem with photography. As I see it, photography is a sort of communal art form….because really anyone can succeed at it. Yeah, there are always certain techniques and skills that can be called upon when choosing your subject matter, film, camera, lighting or a number of other variables…but really, it comes down to did the picture turn out aesthetically pleasing? I’ve seen so many snap shots that have been more successful than any number of “setup” shots. Because of this, it seems that everyone is a photographer. My niece who is still in grade school has taken some brilliant shots before. Now, granted, the majority of her shots do not turn out so good, but just the fact that she has had successful shots at her age makes me wonder how many pictures have been thrown out over the ages that might have made it into a museum or art exhibit or magazine. I don’t think the skill in photography is the taking of pictures or even the preparation….I think the skill in photography is knowing when you have a good picture after receiving your developed film or going over your digital images as you take them from your flash card. Therein lies the skill.
Sunday, January 01, 2006
BABIES R' Us?
Well, in case anyone was wondering, or hadn't heard....we are expecting a Dan Jr. come July of 2006. We're way to excited about this, and will gladly talk your ear off about it given the chance. Hopefully this kid is nothing like me because we all know another Dan in this world is definately NOT what is needed...haha!
-dan out-
-dan out-
Happy New Yizzear!
Well, 2006 is now upon us....and I have little to show for it as of 11:03pm. I played a LOT of Counter-Strike Source up to the ball dropping, and quite a bit after it as well. Today, I grabbed some brunch, got a three new fish for my fish tank, and lost a really quick game of Lord of the Rings RISK to my brother-in-law. So far, this year is going GREAT....haha!
No, it was fun hanging out with Andrea last night. We don't seem to do that much anymore. Andrea made some really awesome soup, Zupa Tuscana....and we did the breadstick thing and watched a movie. She's really tired lately, so she crashed early.
This break has been pretty fun. Played a LOT of poker and only won once....thanks to Matt's three wins or something. We also played out at Billy's place some horrible loud music....mmm, good times.
Come this Friday, we get to listen to the baby's (so eloquently named 'marshmellow' by my neice) heartbeat, so that is REALLY exciting! It will make it feel pretty real or so I've heard.
I go back to work on the 3rd. So this is my last hurrah of late night-ed-ness for a while. Going to be busy busy for the next two weeks or so while I get finished with this semester and do the grades thing again...WHEEE!
I'm still reading the Sword of Shannara Trilogy by Terry Brooks. Great book, and well worth the read!
I have been playing F.E.A.R. lately and it is quite addicting. I wasn't able to run it until I through in my different video card, the ati radeon x850, since my 9800 all up and died on me. Basically it looked like THIS whenever I played a game for an extended period of time. Also sometimes, the entire screen would turn into a kaleidoscope looking pattern....which made me have to reboot. If I find the picture I took of that, I'll throw it up here to prove my point further. Needless to say, this other card seems to be doing the trick MUCH better.
Counter-Strike Source has also been a slight addiction of mine as of late...truly great game and perhaps even better than the original CS we all played in college for hours and hours at a time.
Well, I've rambled on long enough. Hope your New Years was fun everyone and I hope this year is even better than last year...I know mine will be!
-Dan out-
No, it was fun hanging out with Andrea last night. We don't seem to do that much anymore. Andrea made some really awesome soup, Zupa Tuscana....and we did the breadstick thing and watched a movie. She's really tired lately, so she crashed early.
This break has been pretty fun. Played a LOT of poker and only won once....thanks to Matt's three wins or something. We also played out at Billy's place some horrible loud music....mmm, good times.
Come this Friday, we get to listen to the baby's (so eloquently named 'marshmellow' by my neice) heartbeat, so that is REALLY exciting! It will make it feel pretty real or so I've heard.
I go back to work on the 3rd. So this is my last hurrah of late night-ed-ness for a while. Going to be busy busy for the next two weeks or so while I get finished with this semester and do the grades thing again...WHEEE!
I'm still reading the Sword of Shannara Trilogy by Terry Brooks. Great book, and well worth the read!
I have been playing F.E.A.R. lately and it is quite addicting. I wasn't able to run it until I through in my different video card, the ati radeon x850, since my 9800 all up and died on me. Basically it looked like THIS whenever I played a game for an extended period of time. Also sometimes, the entire screen would turn into a kaleidoscope looking pattern....which made me have to reboot. If I find the picture I took of that, I'll throw it up here to prove my point further. Needless to say, this other card seems to be doing the trick MUCH better.
Counter-Strike Source has also been a slight addiction of mine as of late...truly great game and perhaps even better than the original CS we all played in college for hours and hours at a time.
Well, I've rambled on long enough. Hope your New Years was fun everyone and I hope this year is even better than last year...I know mine will be!
-Dan out-
Wednesday, December 14, 2005
Ahhh, another Day!
Well, today has been just one of those #$%! Days! You guys know the ones…that every little thing annoys you and when you feel like if one more thing happens that isn’t going your way, you may kill someone! Then that one thing does happen, but you don’t kill someone cause if ya did, you’d go to jail, and that would make for a LONG series of worse days….so you just grin and bare it! Ahhh,….the life and times of trying, emphasis on trying, to teach high schoolers anything!
We have poker tonight though, so that will make me a happy camper for a few hours…haha. I won the last poker game I was at…while only being $15, was still a win. Here’s hoping that tonight goes smoothly and I can finagle some more cash out of people!
Doug and I played some Star Wars Battlefront II last night. I love that game! The first one was good, and this one is even better. Flying around killing baddies, and you even get to be a Jedi in this game. The space battles are also pretty sweet…..so all in all, GREAT GAME!
Andrea is still sick as of late, but I think she’s getting past the worse part of it all. That makes me a happy Husband!
JArod just sent me this crazy link to a video where this kid is fighting with his mother and forgets to turn off his MIC in Xbox Live! Check it out, warning, LANGUAGE!
I’m gonna go work on some random stuff now…..check back later for a brief update as to how the old day went tomorrow! Week is almost over though, so that is worth something!
-Dan out-
We have poker tonight though, so that will make me a happy camper for a few hours…haha. I won the last poker game I was at…while only being $15, was still a win. Here’s hoping that tonight goes smoothly and I can finagle some more cash out of people!
Doug and I played some Star Wars Battlefront II last night. I love that game! The first one was good, and this one is even better. Flying around killing baddies, and you even get to be a Jedi in this game. The space battles are also pretty sweet…..so all in all, GREAT GAME!
Andrea is still sick as of late, but I think she’s getting past the worse part of it all. That makes me a happy Husband!
JArod just sent me this crazy link to a video where this kid is fighting with his mother and forgets to turn off his MIC in Xbox Live! Check it out, warning, LANGUAGE!
I’m gonna go work on some random stuff now…..check back later for a brief update as to how the old day went tomorrow! Week is almost over though, so that is worth something!
-Dan out-
Monday, December 12, 2005
Cool Picture Taking
Well, the new camera rules! Here are a few pics I’ve taken so far with it. I can’t wait till it is a little nicer out and I can get out and fill up that memory card. Christmas I’m sure we’ll take a lot of pictures as well. I was amazed at the quality close up this thing gets.
Pic of Camera - not taken with the new camera though
Pic of the Cat
Pic of the Cat 2
Nature Shot
Checking how the camera works with Motion - The fan was moving on high at the time
Messing with shutter speed and aperture size also helps create some cool looking effects. What really blows me away about this camera is that EVERYTHING is customizable….I mean down to the smallest detail. I still have a lot of learning to do though.
-Dan out-
Pic of Camera - not taken with the new camera though
Pic of the Cat
Pic of the Cat 2
Nature Shot
Checking how the camera works with Motion - The fan was moving on high at the time
Messing with shutter speed and aperture size also helps create some cool looking effects. What really blows me away about this camera is that EVERYTHING is customizable….I mean down to the smallest detail. I still have a lot of learning to do though.
-Dan out-
Thursday, December 08, 2005
New Updates of JUSTICE
Well, the biggest news as of late is the apprehension of a little someone who is coming in July to join the Dan and Andrea family. Yes that is right, I get my very own rugrat come July 11th or so. Can’t wait actually! It’s gonna be weird having a little person looking up at me expecting me to feed it, care for it, teach it, discipline it, drive it places, pick it up from places, give it things, pay for it’s school, pay for it’s wedding…..buy their….well, ok, I guess I’m getting ahead of myself….but you can see the ramifications of it all. Both Andrea and myself are very psyched, although she is a little annoyed at feeling sick all day everyday for the past 3 weeks…but hopefully that will pass!
In other news, I am dumb and thought that the poker night over at Andy’s friends house was last night instead of tonight. So I pick up Jarod, meet Matt and pick him up over at the in-laws where he left his car, and am on my way to Andy’s to follow him to his friends house for some RAWKIN poker of justice. Around 16 people playing….gonna be good times…so I call him and am all, “yo Andy, you ready to go?”, to which he replies, “uh, go where?”, I’m like, “dude, poker!!! ( ( (”, he’s like, “uh, that’s tomorrow night man….” <SIGH>. So anyway, he says come on over anyway. So the four of us played a nice 4 person game and I managed to finagle the win. YEAH, $15…..haha. That was pretty fun.
In still other news….my CAMERA will be coming tomorrow in the mail. I’m way psyched about it too…..some fun is gonna be had with that baby!
It’s snowing right now….up to probably 2 or 3 inches so far I’d say. We are supposed to get up to 5” I guess, but sadly, we will almost DEFINITELY still have school tomorrow. Ah well, it was worth a shot, nice try snowstorm!
I’ve been playing some Halo2 again lately. I forgot how fun that game is. There are a few new gamemodes you can play now such as Team Sniper Death Match, which is fun, and 6 vs 6 mode. Good times to say the least.
I’m not sure what else to talk about…..we got our Christmas tree up last Sunday…and it was WAY wider than we thought it was when we cut it down. Ah well, it looks good at least. Our heat went out for a few days, till we figured out how to light the pilot light. Darn thing goes out quite often. THEN, the pilot light went out for the water heater….<sigh> , curse that apartment.
Anyway, I’m gonna go do something constructive….maybe, haha.
-Dan out-
----check the new SITE…it’s slightly improved maybe…who knows, It’s probably worse
In other news, I am dumb and thought that the poker night over at Andy’s friends house was last night instead of tonight. So I pick up Jarod, meet Matt and pick him up over at the in-laws where he left his car, and am on my way to Andy’s to follow him to his friends house for some RAWKIN poker of justice. Around 16 people playing….gonna be good times…so I call him and am all, “yo Andy, you ready to go?”, to which he replies, “uh, go where?”, I’m like, “dude, poker!!! ( ( (”, he’s like, “uh, that’s tomorrow night man….” <SIGH>. So anyway, he says come on over anyway. So the four of us played a nice 4 person game and I managed to finagle the win. YEAH, $15…..haha. That was pretty fun.
In still other news….my CAMERA will be coming tomorrow in the mail. I’m way psyched about it too…..some fun is gonna be had with that baby!
It’s snowing right now….up to probably 2 or 3 inches so far I’d say. We are supposed to get up to 5” I guess, but sadly, we will almost DEFINITELY still have school tomorrow. Ah well, it was worth a shot, nice try snowstorm!
I’ve been playing some Halo2 again lately. I forgot how fun that game is. There are a few new gamemodes you can play now such as Team Sniper Death Match, which is fun, and 6 vs 6 mode. Good times to say the least.
I’m not sure what else to talk about…..we got our Christmas tree up last Sunday…and it was WAY wider than we thought it was when we cut it down. Ah well, it looks good at least. Our heat went out for a few days, till we figured out how to light the pilot light. Darn thing goes out quite often. THEN, the pilot light went out for the water heater….<sigh> , curse that apartment.
Anyway, I’m gonna go do something constructive….maybe, haha.
-Dan out-
----check the new SITE…it’s slightly improved maybe…who knows, It’s probably worse
TEST
TEST
Just testing out this new word add-on that lets me type up blog posts in WORD and then upload them without even loading up the website.
-dan-
Just testing out this new word add-on that lets me type up blog posts in WORD and then upload them without even loading up the website.
-dan-
Monday, November 21, 2005
Friday, October 14, 2005
HAHAHAHA......Jack Thompson
Jack Thompson.....what a fumbling idiot.....it's guys like that that deserve to be taken out into the town center and publicly flogged...ohh ohh, if that happens...I wanna be there to watch!
-dan out-
-dan out-
Wednesday, October 05, 2005
The FOO!
Well, the Foo Fighters / Weezer concert ruled! Gotta say, two of my favorite bands...which is odd since I haven't really listened to any music besides classical in a long time. Perhaps some non-classical music shall grace my cd-player with its presence sometime here.
I have poker tonite. Lets hope that I can finaggle some chips away from Jarod and Matt....that always makes for a sweet poker night. I somehow managed to win one last time, but, hey, who's to say I can't do it again baby!
Parent teacher conferences start tomorrow. I am looking forward to getting through those. I am a little apprehensive as to how those will all go...ya never know what the parents are like of a small town kid. Most of the parents I have met have been super nice....so we'll see.
I've been playing X-Men Legends lately and some good old fashioned World of Warcraft. Lets just say that X-Men is really frustrating me. I can't figure out how to get past this one part and I am about ready to break the stupid game in half and say I "beat" it.
Today in class went well enough. Gave out a detention, but it's a good thing because that usually settles everyone down when they realize that I am actually going to give them out instead of just "threatening" them with one. These new savory computers they just got all of us here are pretty sweet. Lets just say it's nice having a computer that doesn't blue screen at random times or just simply lock up on me mid-task. The LCD monitor is a plus as well.
Well, it's been 8 years now that Andrea and I have been together. Last night was the "anniversary" of when we first starting dating. Good times were had, good times. We went to the 8th grade football game last night and watched them smoke all over a rival team...so that was a great time. Our teams tend to lose alot in the football area, so seeing the 8th graders whoop up on anybody is exciting. Mmmmm, Jr. High football....haha.
Well, I gotta go work on some stuff and get ready for my parent/teacher conferences.
Until next time....
-Dan out-
I have poker tonite. Lets hope that I can finaggle some chips away from Jarod and Matt....that always makes for a sweet poker night. I somehow managed to win one last time, but, hey, who's to say I can't do it again baby!
Parent teacher conferences start tomorrow. I am looking forward to getting through those. I am a little apprehensive as to how those will all go...ya never know what the parents are like of a small town kid. Most of the parents I have met have been super nice....so we'll see.
I've been playing X-Men Legends lately and some good old fashioned World of Warcraft. Lets just say that X-Men is really frustrating me. I can't figure out how to get past this one part and I am about ready to break the stupid game in half and say I "beat" it.
Today in class went well enough. Gave out a detention, but it's a good thing because that usually settles everyone down when they realize that I am actually going to give them out instead of just "threatening" them with one. These new savory computers they just got all of us here are pretty sweet. Lets just say it's nice having a computer that doesn't blue screen at random times or just simply lock up on me mid-task. The LCD monitor is a plus as well.
Well, it's been 8 years now that Andrea and I have been together. Last night was the "anniversary" of when we first starting dating. Good times were had, good times. We went to the 8th grade football game last night and watched them smoke all over a rival team...so that was a great time. Our teams tend to lose alot in the football area, so seeing the 8th graders whoop up on anybody is exciting. Mmmmm, Jr. High football....haha.
Well, I gotta go work on some stuff and get ready for my parent/teacher conferences.
Until next time....
-Dan out-
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